Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	admiral_n	fleet_n	ship_n	1,052	5	7.3618	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53423	Admiral Russel's letter to the Earl of Nottingham containing an exact and particular relation of the late happy victory and success against the French fleet.	Orford, Edward Russell, Earl of, 1653-1727.	1692 (1692)	Wing O420; ESTC W36085	6,402	6

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